Spoke with my local AD this morning.....

[Swilder916]

Waiting for a BLNR or BLRO.... First of all they are very nice there and always treat me with respect even tho I have not purchased there previously ... He says they get one a month and they have a list of about 570 waiting.... so I'll let you all know when I get the call in mid 2066! :)

[Jona]

I bet many of those 570 will bail out. You may get it in 2026.

[037]

I would have asked to see the list. That sounds impressive.

[stanleyleecm]

Woo, 570. It is crazy. Better start putting my kids name on the list.

[Roger Lococco]

Originally Posted by Swilder916

Waiting for a BLNR or BLRO.... First of all they are very nice there and always treat me with respect even tho I have not purchased there previously ... He says they get one a month and they have a list of about 570 waiting.... so I'll let you all know when I get the call in mid 2066! :)

My AD ... 200 year waiting list.

E-mail response a month later on BLRO availability.
"Hey, like I mentioned last time, these are for our best customers."

E-mail response 2 months later when I said my wife was interested in a YG DD.
"Mr. Lococco! Wow, it's great to hear from you. How have you been? Really, really nice to hear from you. We are always here to help. Please stop by the store. It would be great to catch up. Say hello to Mrs. Lococco for me. See you soon!"

[ArtNouveau]

570 and one a month is code for you’re not getting one. At least they’re polite.

[Swilder916]

Originally Posted by Jona

I bet many of those 570 will bail out. You may get it in 2026.

Hahahah!

[Oxfordian]

The SA I spoke to in my AD on Saturday stated, 3-5 years for a BLRO and a BLNR, 2-3 years for a TT CHNR.

Now the SA was new to the store my usual SA was on their day off so this is probably the standard store spiel to customers.

[fooey]

Originally Posted by 037

I would have asked to see the list. That sounds impressive.

they wont show you the list or tell me where i am on it

[schoolboy]

Originally Posted by Roger Lococco

My AD ... 200 year waiting list.



E-mail response a month later on BLRO availability.

"Hey, like I mentioned last time, these are for our best customers."



E-mail response 2 months later when I said my wife was interested in a YG DD.

"Mr. Lococco! Wow, it's great to hear from you. How have you been? Really, really nice to hear from you. We are always here to help. Please stop by the store. It would be great to catch up. Say hello to Mrs. Lococco for me. See you soon!"

Lol

That is so rude haha

[RJRJRJ]

I curiously asked my AD about their lists, and she told me they have about 300 people (her best guess), but that was for all of their lists combined.

If I heard 570 people waiting for one watch I would have burst into laughter.

[Swilder916]

Originally Posted by RJRJRJ

I curiously asked my AD about their lists, and she told me they have about 300 people (her best guess), but that was for all of their lists combined.

If I heard 570 people waiting for one watch I would have burst into laughter.

So there is a chance that is what he was referring to...... He didn't explicity say "570 waiting for a GMT..." but he did say they have a list of 570....

[AK797]

At least the maths they learnt in school has finally come in useful.

[TswaneNguni]

If they were readily available ...

1) Who would want them ?
2) What would it be worth ?

The lure of a nice design,thats worth more than MRSP and thats very difficult to obtain .

Irresistible.

[Swilder916]

Originally Posted by TswaneNguni

If they were readily available ...

1) Who would want them ?
2) What would it be worth ?

The lure of a nice design,thats worth more than MRSP and thats very difficult to obtain .

Irresistible.

I feel like if they were readily available the value would be very similar to most luxury items... Buying them pre-owned would come with a discount, and value would slowly increase over time in relation to how well the watch is maintained, and based on production numbers... Look at high end guitars as an example.

[calh22a]

Originally Posted by Swilder916

Waiting for a BLNR or BLRO.... First of all they are very nice there and always treat me with respect even tho I have not purchased there previously ... He says they get one a month and they have a list of about 570 waiting.... so I'll let you all know when I get the call in mid 2066! :)

Is this the AD in Roseville? I’ve never been, but seems good idea for me to avoid.

[42itus]

Originally Posted by Roger Lococco

My AD ... 200 year waiting list.



E-mail response a month later on BLRO availability.

"Hey, like I mentioned last time, these are for our best customers."



E-mail response 2 months later when I said my wife was interested in a YG DD.

"Mr. Lococco! Wow, it's great to hear from you. How have you been? Really, really nice to hear from you. We are always here to help. Please stop by the store. It would be great to catch up. Say hello to Mrs. Lococco for me. See you soon!"

You can’t make this stuff up!

The other day I passed by my AD that I’ve purchased a few watches from. I tried on a Platinum Ice Blue DD, and he mentioned how great it looks and yada yada. I asked him if I could get a Daytona if I purchased this and his response was, “I can try but I can’t make any promises”


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[Swilder916]

Originally Posted by calh22a

Is this the AD in Roseville? I’ve never been, but seems good idea for me to avoid.

Yes

[Yellowfury]

Originally Posted by Swilder916

Yes

thought about checking out the stockton location but their yelp reviews left much to be desired

[Tangier11]

Sales 101....creating a sense of urgency

[klenboy]

I stopped by that AD before. Waste of time, but they are nice. Had more fun at the Omega Boutique.

[Al1969]

Crazy times. So have you chosen which grandkid will collect it?

[extra260]

Originally Posted by Yellowfury

thought about checking out the stockton location but their yelp reviews left much to be desired

Don't bother, same BS as every other AD.......Hot models are reserved for long standing local clients that have purchase history.

[Yellowfury]

Originally Posted by extra260

Don't bother, same BS as every other AD.......Hot models are reserved for long standing local clients that have purchase history.

yeah i've been slowly building my "relationship" with the AD here in san jose. At least they now realize i'm not in it to flip.

[calh22a]

Originally Posted by Swilder916

Yes

At least there’s a topgolf there! I was there a few weeks ago. Had a good time.

Originally Posted by Yellowfury

yeah i've been slowly building my "relationship" with the AD here in san jose. At least they now realize i'm not in it to flip.

San Jose would seem to me to be a tough market with all that tech money. I would think there’s lots of whales and vips there. But I guess that’s the Bay Area in general.

[Yellowfury]

Originally Posted by calh22a

San Jose would seem to me to be a tough market with all that tech money. I would think there’s lots of whales and vips there. But I guess that’s the Bay Area in general.

yeah no kidding. I make enough to get by as a CPA but there's no way I can compete with some of the high rollers here. The guy I work with at my AD said in the few month's he's been at the store he had a VIP come in and spend over 500k on watches.

[AJMarcus]

Originally Posted by Jona

I bet many of those 570 will bail out. You may get it in 2026.

[daOnlyBG]

Originally Posted by Swilder916

... He says they get one a month and they have a list of about 570 waiting....

A Tudor AD salesman told me his waitlist for the Tudor Black Bay GMT is 50 names long.

I lol'ed

I don't doubt the list is long, but I question whether it's 570 names long. They likely would have stopped taking names before it reached 100.

[Phil t 32]

Originally Posted by Swilder916

Waiting for a BLNR or BLRO.... First of all they are very nice there and always treat me with respect even tho I have not purchased there previously ... He says they get one a month and they have a list of about 570 waiting.... so I'll let you all know when I get the call in mid 2066! :)

I wouldn’t bank on it......more like late 2066!


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[djyolky]

Originally Posted by Yellowfury

yeah no kidding. I make enough to get by as a CPA but there's no way I can compete with some of the high rollers here. The guy I work with at my AD said in the few month's he's been at the store he had a VIP come in and spend over 500k on watches.

That VIP he's referring to that spent $500k on watches... Just replace VIP with Grey Dealer. Now it will all make sense.

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